June: LBGT Pride Month, per Obama proclamation

[Beckwin]

POLITICO 44 | A Living Diary of the Obama Presidency

Obama signed a proclamation Monday that declares the month of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride month.
“LGBT Americans have made and continue to make great and lasting contributions that continue to strengthen the fabric of American society,” Obama said, adding that he is “proud to be the first president to appoint openly LGBT candidates to Senate-confirmed positions in the first 100 days of an administration.”

Even though the LGBT community has made progress in recent years, Obama said in the proclamation “there is more work to be done.”

Obama said he would continue to support measures that would support civil unions and rights for LGBT couples. He also said he would work to put an end to the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and ban discrimination in the workplace as well as ensure adoption rights.

Looks like Obama is still holding that pledge to end DADT, although he has delayed it previously. Think it'll happen this June?

I'd also like to see him go the full 9 and endorse gay marriage. This proclamation is honestly a fairly bold step by itself, as are the openly gay political appointments. It's time to stop sidestepping the marriage issue.

[Dezzimal]

Where's my anglo-saxon month.

[Skjie]

Still don't understand why this is an issue in America.

[Ezek]

Still don't understand why this is an issue in America.

You mean the (probably) most religious modern day nation is having an issue with homophobia? Fucking shocker.

[Ddz]

heterosexual month when

[Skjie]

Sorry bro, you aren't a modern nation clearly.

[Kuya]

Umm, okay.

[thestalkmore]

Sigh

[Gregorio]

First of all...fuck it's my birthday month (actually today technically). Now I have the gay month. Secondly any type of specific "--- month" is ridiculous and racist/sexist no matter how you definte it.

[Beckwin]

I don't think it's racist/sexist to recognize the plight of your fellow human beings.

[nyglypz]

A shame how quickly such a positive publicly open statement can deteriorate in less than 10 posts.

The reason there is even somthing like this is simply because the lifestyle is "not the norm". Being a heterosexual, you won't get scoffed at or made the jest of a joke becuase it's the "natural" way of life. (i.e. see comparing a male-to-male sexual orgasm to taking a dump in this BG forum http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/73003...ing-storm.html)

Mr. Anglo-Saxon month please humor me and explain why you feel the need for the recognition. What struggles do you go through as an Anglo-Saxon to feel the need to be publicly recognized for your contributions to this society as an attempt to show people that you are just like everybody else and a positive member to this country?

In retrospect, congratulations on LGBT month! Harvey Milk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Jensken]

Sorry bro, you aren't a modern nation clearly.

You're still America's hat.

http://images.google.com/url?source=...MQG9qYqIMYRAFQ

[Skjie]

You have clearly not watched a moose charge something.

On topic: hooray for America making a political gesture with no meaningful backing behind it while California upholds Prop. 8.

""Some receive Communion while denying the teachings of the Church or publicly supporting immoral choices in life, such as abortion, without thinking that they are committing an act of grave personal dishonesty and causing scandal," the document continues, issuing anyone who gives such people their vote a similar rebuke.

"Such attitudes lead to, among other things, a crisis in the meaning of belonging to the Church and in a clouding of the distinction between venial and mortal sin."

As leader of one of only four countries in the world to have legalized same-sex marriage, that does not bode well for Martin, a proud Catholic.

And the prime minister said Friday that gay marriage is not an issue of faith -- but of fundamental human rights.

"I believe in the Charter of Rights, and I do not believe that the prime minister of the country can cherry pick those rights," Martin said in Vancouver."

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories

[archibaldcrane]

Of course he picks a month when school isn't really in session, so teachers won't do anything about it like they do for black history month.

I typed that out as a joke, but honestly historical gay persecution and it's civil rights movement and leaders would be a good thing for kids to learn about in school.

Or maybe it would be way more trouble than it's worth. Can you teach black history to racists? Not really sure how this works.

[Demosthenes11]

lawl @ doing this an not supporting gay marriage

[Xno Kappa]

Where's my anglo-saxon month.

Every other month?

[Beckwin]

lawl @ doing this an not supporting gay marriage

frankly this bothers me too, but if he pushed through with repealing DADT (which he earlier had to delay while getting support for the stimulus) I'd still be pretty happy. Some change is better than none, I guess.

[Komm Suesser Tod]

My birthday is this Saturday. God damn it all, you gay, gay month.

Kidding aside, I have two concerns. One, what exactly does this mean? I mean, there are already gay pride parades, and all that kind of thing, so what does having a pride month actually accomplish? I don't know, it just seems like more blowing and no showing, excuse the pun.

And two, why June? I guess the Stonewall riots happened in June, but I never quite understood how they choose what month honors what. It just seems sort of random sometimes.

[BRP]

Finally an American month I can take pride in. Wait, no, that's not what I meant! I'm not gayyyy!

But seriously, who is this helping? Don't we have enough homosexual appreciation on TV?

[Nirokun!]

Of course he picks a month when school isn't really in session, so teachers won't do anything about it like they do for black history month.

I typed that out as a joke, but honestly historical gay persecution and it's civil rights movement and leaders would be a good thing for kids to learn about in school.

Or maybe it would be way more trouble than it's worth. Can you teach black history to racists? Not really sure how this works.

June has always been Pride month? lol

There is another month for History (We need that one too, but fuck people love the parade-paraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaade~ I'm going to my first parade this month )

Edit: Oh it was a joke